com.hp.util

Class ObjectToStringConverter

java.lang.Object

com.hp.util.ObjectToStringConverter

public final class ObjectToStringConverter
extends Object

Utility class to override Object.toString().

Object.toString() should returns a string representation of the object. In general, a string that "textually represents" the object. The result should be a concise but informative representation that is easy for a person to read.

Note that Object.toString() is used for debugging purposes (Like log files), it is not meant to represent a display-able text for the object (for example, to display the information in user interfaces). Java toString() implementations for basic type values should not be taken as an example for composite objects:

Object	toString() result	Suitable	Comments	Better alternative
Integer.valueOf(1)	1	Yes	This is a basic data type and it is easy to see from the toString() result that is a numeric type.	N/A
new String("Hello World")	Hello World	Yes	This is a basic data type and it is easy to see from the toString() result that is a string.	N/A
Boolean.TRUE	true	Yes	This is a basic data type and it is easy to see from the toString() result that is a boolean.	N/A
new Phone(38246188)	38246188	No	This is not a basic type but a value type object, the toString() result is ambiguous with numeric values.	Phone[value=38246188]

Author:

Fabiel Zuniga

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static String	toString(Object subject, Property<String,?>... properties) Converts an object to a String to be used as implementation of Object.toString().

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

toString

@SafeVarargs
public static String toString(Object subject,
                          Property<String,?>... properties)

Converts an object to a String to be used as implementation of Object.toString().

Parameters:

subject - object to convert to string

properties - object's properties to include

Returns:

a string representation of subject as described in Object.toString()